Tag: aquifers
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Seawater Intrusion Threatens Salinas Valley: Crisis Inaction | Opinion
The Armstrong Ranch property, which occupies both sides of Highway 1, sits atop aquifers that are impacted by seawater intrusion. Nic Coury David Schmalz here, wrestling with a conundrum: Seawater intrusion is advancing in the northern Salinas Valley—heading toward Salinas from the coast—which has forced growers to drill deeper wells, but that’s only made the problem…
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Scathing report released detailing Navy’s handling of Red Hill fuel spill
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense released some scathing reports Thursday over the Navy’s handling of the jet fuel spill. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A new federal evaluation highlighted deficiencies in both the lead-up and response to the Red Hill fuel spill. The Inspector General of the Department of Defense released some scathing reports Thursday over…
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Developing state water roadmaps is essential
New turnout facility from the California Aqueduct on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Officials say the project will help the region prepare for the effects of climate change. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.) Energy, water, and food are the top three threats to humanity, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley of Rice University…
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BWS Consultants: Thousands Of Navy Water Tests After The Red Fuel Leak Are Invalid
Navy personnel assist residents at Halsey Terrace Community Center with filling containers full of clean, usable water following the Red Hill fuel spill. Consultants hired by BWS say subsequent test results that the Navy relied on to say its water system was safe were invalid. (Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021) Residents who use the water system affected…
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Well Data Explorer: Visualizing Contaminated Groundwater in 3D
Map: A 3D view with basemap transparency adjusted to show underground wells, with filtering by chemical and the category of well. A whopping 191 billion gallons of water are provided annually by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to meet the needs of Los Angeles County’s approximately 10 million residents—with more than one-third of that…
